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Originally posted by KellyJayI find this helpful on the question of the value of life.
You two provoke thoughts when I read what you write, not trying to disagree or agree with
either of you, so sorry not trying to relate to the point you were making. 🙂
God made man and then brought all the animals before Adam to name them. This is chapter two of Genesis. Whatever Adam named them, that was what they were.
I take this somewhat more than him just applying a label to them. I see this as Adam having some authority to define each of those creatures and bestowing some value to them in a deputy authority fashion.
"`And Jehovah God formed from the ground every animal of the field and every bird of heaven, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called any living animal, that was its name." (Gen. 2:19)
Man, as a deputy authority participates in bestowing value upon all the other creatures in principle. (Whether Adam named microscopic creatures, I do no know).
But what about the deputy Adam himself ? His value and meaning is defined by God.
What God does He delegates to Adam.
Only in creating man do we see God so intimately involved other than saying "let there be". He takes counsel with Himself in a more striking way and uniquely because of all the valued beings the topmost one is man. (Gen. 1:26,27) .
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Originally posted by LemonJello
For a moment, forget the atheist/theist distinction. For my characterization of 'schizophrenia' here, it doesn't matter whether one is a theist or an atheist.
You mean you could then give be a parallel example using an atheist.
Give one please.
A longer reply is above this.
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Originally posted by divegeesterI'm flattered that you printed out a hard copy and measured it.
It's all the same size.
It was a 2 foot, 24 inch post.
If that is how you took the time to measure the length.
But I still think length would be determined by the size of the letters printed.
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Originally posted by sonshipI'm just making an objective calibrated comment on how you go on a lot in here instead of being out in the streets ministering a version of whoever's ministry is is you are replicating, in order to prevent people from meeting Jesus in hell while he watches them with his angels while they burn for eternity.
I'm flattered that you printed out a hard copy and measured it.
If that is how you took the time to measure the length.
But I still think length would be determined by the size of the letters printed.
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Originally posted by divegeesterOh I see, a sneaky guilt trip you had in mind in favor of your interpretation of no eternal punishment.
I'm just making an objective calibrated comment on how you go on a lot in here instead of being out in the streets ministering a version of whoever's ministry is is you are replicating, in order to prevent people from meeting Jesus in hell while he watches them with his angels while they burn for eternity.
You could also measure how many inches are the chit chat one liners you wrote this week. How many feet ?
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Originally posted by sonshipYou've accused fmf of causing hundreds of people in here to go to hell, and I've counter accused you of wasting your time in here while you are causing hundreds of people to go to hell who could be hearing your salvation ministry. Instead you are in here exchanging mammoth 2 foot long self-serving post with LemonJelly.
Oh I see, a sneaky guilt trip you had in mind in favor of your interpretation of no eternal punishment.
You could also measure how many inches are the chit chat one liners you wrote this week. How many feet ?
Your version of Jesus is going to burn hundreds more people in hell, who would have escaped, because you are in here pontificating.
Originally posted by divegeesterInteresting how a 'supposed Christian' is criticizing a real Christian, while not explaining his own views, or his own Jesus.
Sonship's Jesus: I love you child, I died for you
Child: I don't get you, but there is no one to explain you to me.
Sonship's Jesus: that's no excuse...now burn for eternity!!
Snake. Exactly how the serpent behaves.